Due to the traffic status of Barapullah Phase-3 not being updated on Google Maps, traffic police are monitoring with drones and manual control.
Published: October 7, 2026, 12:30 PM IST
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Barapullah Phase-3 chaos: Google maps fails to update traffic status, traffic police monitoring with drones (Pic:X)
Traffic conditions on the lane from Mayur Vihar to AIIMS in Barapullah Phase 3, Delhi, are still not updated on Google MapsConsequently, traffic is being monitored via drones on Wednesday.
As soon as traffic jams are identified, necessary instructions are issued to traffic personnel stationed at key pointsTraffic diversions are also being implemented and controlled manually.
In fact, those going towards AIIMS from Mayur Vihar, DND Loop and NH-24 are seeing the Barapullah flyover route as blue in Google search, i.ecompletely empty.
Shortcuts and Google Maps’ missteps
Google is suggesting shortcuts and directing drivers to flyovers, which is also causing traffic jamsAccording to the traffic police, people are currently not receiving real-time updates on Google MapsGoogle is working on this issueUpdates will be available soon.
According to Sandeep Gupta, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Southern Range, drones are being continuously monitored to alleviate traffic congestion on and around the flyoverTraffic police are deployed at all major pointsTraffic is being controlled and diversions are being implemented as needed.
The Barapullah Phase-3 flyover in Delhi took 11 years to completeThe project was delayed due to several reasons, chief among them land acquisitionThe Revenue Department acquired land elsewhere where the Public Works Department (PWD) needed itIt took years to resolve this issue.
What the Engineers Say
Engineers involved in the project say that when planning this flyover, they only knew that the project was entirely in a floodplain area and that the land in the floodplain area belonged to the DDAA tender was even issued to begin the workAs soon as work began, it was discovered that some of the floodplain in the flyover alignment was private land owned by farmers from Nangli Rajpura village.
This project was supposed to be completed in 2017-18, but after several years passed and the deadline was repeatedly extended, former LG Vinay Kumar Saxena ordered a vigilance inquiry into the matterThe investigation is still ongoingAnother reason for the vigilance inquiry was the cost overrunThe project’s budget was ₹964 crore, which increased to ₹1260 crore due to delaysSo far, ₹1635.03 crore has been spent on this 3.5 km long flyover.
Timeline
- April 2015: Work on the project begins
- September 29, 2026: Work completed
- July 2018: Pier P-4 collapses into the Yamuna floodplain
- January 2019: High tension line obstructing the bridge was shifted.
- May 2021: Work begins to rebuild the well foundation of P-4
- November 2025: Permission received from the Forest Department to cut 250-300 trees
